{"id":2649874,"date":"2026-08-26T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-for-some-midterm-ads-to-be-focused-on-his-record-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T11:29:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T15:29:51","slug":"trump-asks-for-some-midterm-ads-to-be-focused-on-his-record-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-asks-for-some-midterm-ads-to-be-focused-on-his-record-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump asks for some midterm ads to be focused on his record: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-asks-for-some-midterm-ads-to-be-focused-on-his-record-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2649874&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has reportedly instructed his top aides to allocate part of his campaign funds for the 2026 midterm elections, focusing on ads highlighting his accomplishments during his presidency-such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-says-at-least-2000-in-tariff-dividends-will-be-paid-to-everyone\/\" title=\"Trump Says &#039;At Least ,000&#039; in Tariff Dividends &#039;Will Be Paid to Everyone&#039;\">record stock market highs<\/a>, border security, and increased domestic manufacturing through tariffs-despite his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-critics-turning-on-kamala-harris-as-staff-flee-to-the-exits\/\" title=\"Media Critics Turning on Kamala Harris as Staff Flee to the Exits\">low polling numbers<\/a>. He directed the team to review his speeches for suitable clips to emphasize these achievements. Most of his $400 million campaign war chest will be used for targeted House and Senate races rather than national ads. Internal polling indicates many voters are unaware of the tax benefits from his previous legislation, prompting him to focus on campaign messaging. Trump\u2019s aides aim to portray Democratic candidates as radical,avoiding making the election solely a referendum on him. Currently, his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >approval rating remains low<\/a>, with a significant majority disapproving of his performance.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> has reportedly directed his top aides to earmark some of his campaign war chest for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-election\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"11675\">2026 midterm<\/a> ads focusing on his achievements in office, a potentially risky strategy given the president\u2019s low polling numbers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump reportedly told the aides to comb through his remarks to find clips of him talking about how, on his watch, the stock market has hit multiple all-time highs, the U.S. southern border has been secured, and how his <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> are driving an increase in domestic manufacturing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4700773\/trump-midterm-funds-ads-record\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump directs political team to set aside some funds for midterm ads focused on his record: Report<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4696635\/rob-sand-josh-turek-do-not-want-kamala-harris-campaign-iowa\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Rob Sand and Josh Turek don\u2019t want Kamala Harris to campaign for them in Iowa<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4695838\/buttigieg-south-carolina-trump-tries-to-patch-up-graham-nordones-debate-slip\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Buttigieg heads to South Carolina as Trump tries to patch up Graham Nordone\u2019s debate gaffe<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGo look at the clips,\u201d the president reportedly told the team. \u201cI cite accomplishments all the time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senior Trump advisers had <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4578764\/trump-war-on-democrats-gop-revenge-tour\/\">previously told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that their internal polling indicated that most voters were unaware of the potential tax benefits nested within the president\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/one-big-beautiful-bill\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23132\">One Big Beautiful Bill<\/a> from last summer. That fact was reportedly relayed to the president during a recent Oval Office meeting, prompting Trump to hand down the directive on the new ad campaigns.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The meeting was first reported by <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/2026\/08\/trump-midterms-ads-maga\/688409\/\">the <em>Atlantic<\/em><\/a>. According to the report, Trump gathered his outside political advisers for a recent meeting in the Oval Office, where they told him that Democrats in House and Senate races planned to make their respective races a referendum on the president\u2019s performance in office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vast majority of Trump\u2019s $400 million war chest will be devoted to specific House and Senate races, according to people familiar with the matter, rather than nationalizing ads focused on Trump\u2019s record.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James Blair, the president\u2019s top outside political aide, declined to comment on the<em> Atlantic<\/em>\u2018s report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4700059\/hasan-piker-condemnation-progressives-asset\/\"><strong>WHY DEMOCRATS JUST CAN\u2019T DUMP THEIR ZYN-PACKING, SOCIALIST GYM BRO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, top Trump aides previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that Republicans want to nationalize the midterm conversation by casting all Democratic candidates in the \u201cradical\u201d mold of Texas\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/james-talarico\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"17710\">James Talarico<\/a> and Michigan\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/abdul-el-sayed\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"23138\">Abdul el Sayed<\/a> in an effort to avoid making the election a referendum on Trump himself.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Wednesday, the <em>Real Clear Politics<\/em> polling average shows Trump\u2019s job approval <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolling.com\/polls\/approval\/donald-trump\/approval-rating\">17.4 points underwater<\/a>, with 39.6% of respondents approving and 57% disapproving of his performance in office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump plans 2026 ads highlighting his achievements amid low 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